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Vatican releases official photo of Pope Leo XIV

The Vatican released the official portrait of Pope Leo XIV, showcasing traditional papal attire and his new coat of arms and marking a return to some customs not observed by Pope Francis.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• May 16, 2025

Vatican journalist says it’s ‘unthinkable’ for Pope Francis to ever resume normal schedule

Vatican journalist Francesco Antonio Grana recently stated that Pope Francis ‘must completely rethink his life’ in the event that he leaves the hospital.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Mar 17, 2025

Swiss Bishop Eleganti: Vatican II contains ‘ambiguity,’ young Catholics love the Latin Mass

‘Today's young believers, as I was able to see very well as a young bishop, know nothing about the (Second Vatican) council and are not interested in it. They have hardly read any of the texts, but feel attracted to the old liturgy,’ Bishop Marian Eleganti said.

Opinion

Bishop Marian Eleganti

• Jul 5, 2024Jul 8, 2024

Appeal to priests: Resist ‘blessings’ for homosexual ‘couples,’ even to the point of shedding blood

Priests who ‘bless’ a homosexual or other sinful ‘couple’ defy the universal and constant teaching of the Church and commit at least four mortal sins at once. On the Day of Judgment, Christ will say to them: ‘Depart from me, I do not know you.’

Analysis

Raymund Maria

• Jul 4, 2024Jul 8, 2024

Pope Francis says appointing Cardinal Sarah to Roman Curia may have been ‘a mistake’

Pope Francis claimed that Cardinal Sarah, a strong critic of Fiducia Supplicans, ‘was manipulated by separatist groups’ as head of the Vatican’s liturgy office and called the African prelate ‘bitter.’

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Andreas Wailzer

• Apr 3, 2024Apr 3, 2024

Pope Francis’ health appears to improve after Italian doctor said it ‘does not look good’

Francis read his speeches without assistance on December 7, the day after Dr. Fabrizio Pregliasco said the pontiff ‘is not well’ and is receiving ‘heavy doses of drugs.’

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Jean Mondoro

• Dec 7, 2023Dec 11, 2023

Cardinal Zen blasts ‘confused’ Synod on Synodality, Chinese communist-linked bishops

The organizers of the synod ‘refer to the magisterium, not of the past 20 centuries, not of the many recent popes, but only of the reigning pontiff,’ Cardinal Zen said.

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Raymond Wolfe

• Oct 17, 2023Oct 18, 2023

Vatican and Cardinal Fernández fire back at cardinals’ new dubia about the Synod on Synodality

In a rare move, the Vatican released an early response to the dubia cardinals from Pope Francis that appeared to suggest openness to same-sex ‘blessings.’

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Oct 2, 2023Oct 2, 2023

What should Catholics expect regarding the Synod on Synodality’s final document?

Synod participants will draw up a document – but whether it becomes public or even part of the Church’s Magisterium depends on the pope.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Sep 29, 2023Sep 29, 2023

Archbishop Viganò: World Youth Day has confirmed Bergoglio’s plan to provoke a schism

‘Let us prepare ourselves for a crescendo of unprecedented provocations: time bombs ready to explode in order to sow disorientation, confusion, and division.’

Opinion

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò

• Aug 7, 2023Aug 8, 2023

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Vatican releases official photo of Pope Leo XIV

Vatican journalist says it’s ‘unthinkable’ for Pope Francis to ever resume normal schedule

Swiss Bishop Eleganti: Vatican II contains ‘ambiguity,’ young Catholics love the Latin Mass

Appeal to priests: Resist ‘blessings’ for homosexual ‘couples,’ even to the point of shedding blood

Pope Francis says appointing Cardinal Sarah to Roman Curia may have been ‘a mistake’

Pope Francis’ health appears to improve after Italian doctor said it ‘does not look good’

Cardinal Zen blasts ‘confused’ Synod on Synodality, Chinese communist-linked bishops

Vatican and Cardinal Fernández fire back at cardinals’ new dubia about the Synod on Synodality

What should Catholics expect regarding the Synod on Synodality’s final document?

Archbishop Viganò: World Youth Day has confirmed Bergoglio’s plan to provoke a schism